Many of the places the group visited while searching for an island to buy are within easy reach of Athens.

Alexis Mardas invited a friend on the Beatles’ Greek island cruise – and her presence remained virtually unknown for six decades.

The ‘quiet Beatle’ was drawn to islands throughout a lifelong search for solitude and sunshine

Apple Corps has signalled big ambitions for the Beatles brand in the coming years – but it may take decades to understand the group’s real significance.

When asking the Shah for $10m to help tackle Spain’s socialist 'threat', Juan Carlos I suggested his 'personal friend' Alexis Mardas could act as a go-between.

Alexis Mardas owned a huge house which had a swimming pool, a cinema, and (according to one neighbour) guns. Then he disappeared – and the source of his apparent wealth remains mysterious.

The heartbreaking choice facing John Lennon in Blackpool was an accepted part of Beatles history – until a retired businessman in New Zealand read a book review.

The new Anthology series doesn’t mention at all the group’s visit to Greece in 1967, or their intention to buy an island there – but it better explains the ‘summer of love’ context.

What exactly did George Harrison say about the Greek island, and when?

Newly-discovered ships' records reveal how John Lennon’s father jumped ship in New York and was imprisoned in Algeria for stealing cargo, before being hospitalised in Italy with venereal disease.

Billy Hall, a good friend of John Lennon’s father Alfred, emigrated to New Zealand after the second world war. Did Alf intend to join him there?

My attempts to clarify a historical footnote led me into a maze of phantom islands, financial strategies, secret services and cold war propaganda.

While the name appears in Paul McCartney’s authorised biography, the author’s records suggests it didn’t originate from the Beatle himself.

Considering Lennon’s interest in islands could help us understand his idealism, his reading habits, and his musical and literary writing – perhaps even his relationship with his father.

For this season 4 finale episode, I am joined by researcher and travel writer Jonathan Knott to present The Beatles' 1967 plans to buy a Greek island. This chapter in the history and one of its key pl...

Employment by Greece’s Central Intelligence Service could explain why Alexis Mardas’ father is often associated with military and secret activity

Hello Beatle people; The following is a guest post by UK journalist Jonathon Knott regarding the circumstances which surrounded the Beatles’ ill-fated intention to purchase a Greek Island back in 1967...

When Greek army officers seized power in Athens in 1967, Harold Wilson’s Labour government decided to do business with its repressive NATO and commercial ally, overriding human rights concerns, decl...

Alexis Mardas is said to have claimed that he could help the Beatles ‘pay a lot less tax in Greece than they were paying in England’